Snickerdoodles

While I was out of town a few weeks ago, my next door neighbor mowed my grass. It was so sweet of him because I hate doing yard work. I think his wife could tell how much I hate mowing based on my Facebook posts, and she encouraged her husband to mow my grass while he was mowing his. To thank them, I wanted to make some cookies to take to their house for them to share with their two young boys. I wanted to make chocolate chip, but I was out of chocolate chips, so I had to search out a recipe that didn't call for chocolate chips. I found the following snickerdoodle recipe. I don't even like snickerdoodles, and these cookies were soooo good. They are terrific with coffee especially! By the way, I didn't have cream of tarter, either, so I left it out.

Ingredients

· 1 1/2 cups white sugar

· 1/2 cup butter, softened

· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

· 2 eggs

· 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

· 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

· 1/4 teaspoon salt

· 2 tablespoons white sugar

· 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

2. Combine 1 1/2 cups white sugar, butter or margarine, vanilla and eggs. Mix well.

3. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Blend well. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon. Roll dough in sugar/cinnamon mixture and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.